Dietary Aide PT 645 a- 7 p-RR

United Church Homes•Milford, OH

19d

About The Position

The Dietary Aide works cooperatively and respectfully with residents, coworkers, families, visitors, and volunteers to create a positive environment. The role is cross-trained to provide housekeeping, meal service, and personal care assistance that supports residents in daily life at home. Services must comply with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. SEM Haven is resident-centered and guided by resident choice. Staff support residents in living as independently as they wish, treating everyone with respect, kindness, and consideration. As part of the household team, the Dietary Aide performs tasks within their knowledge and training to help maintain the home, such as assisting with food preparation and serving, clearing clutter, removing trash, cleaning spills, transporting residents, attending household meetings or learning circles, and responding to simple resident requests. The position requires the ability to implement and evaluate dietary programs, patience, listening and communication skills, interpersonal skills, respect for people and possessions, and flexibility to modify duties for the good of the home and its residents. Work in a long-term care environment may involve shift rotation, weekend and holiday duty, unusual or impaired resident behavior, family reactions, death and dying, regulatory oversight, consultants, attorneys, and varying involvement of medical staff. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with ADA guidelines for staff members who are unable to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
Ability to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of dietary programs.
Patience, listening skills, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
Respect for residents, coworkers, family members, doctors, volunteers, visitors, and possessions.
Flexibility and willingness to modify job duties for the overall good of the home and its residents.
Able to move freely about; regularly lift up to 25 pounds; occasionally climb, balance, and push up to 25 pounds; regularly stoop, bend, stand, sit, walk, and reach.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English in an understandable manner.
Must be able to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
Freedom from illegal drug use and from the use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

Nice To Haves

State Tested Nurse Aide certificate or Feeding Assistant certificate.
Food safety training.

Responsibilities

Provide meal service and assist with food preparation and serving.
Provide housekeeping and personal care assistance as needed within the employee's knowledge and training.
Help maintain the household by picking up clutter, removing trash, and cleaning spills.
Transport residents.
Attend household meetings and learning circles.
Fulfill simple requests from residents.
Treat residents, coworkers, families, visitors, and volunteers with respect and kindness.
Maintain clean, orderly, and presentable living and work areas.
Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of dietary programs.
Modify job duties as needed for the overall good of the home and its residents.